Tuesday, 1 September 2009

Opteka 500mm f/8 Telephoto Mirror Lens for Canon EOS SLR 50D, 40D, 30D, 20D, 10D, 5D, Rebel XT, XTi, XSi, & XS

The Opteka mirror lens is incredibly compact and lightweight. Using an advanced reflex design, this is a mirror lens that is ideally suited for wildlife and sports photography. It has a fixed aperture of f8. It comes complete with a soft pouch and three (3) rear mounted, 30.5mm filters, (ND-2X, ND-4X & Skylight). Opteka mirror lenses incorporates advanced computer designed optics and the latest in multi-coating techniques. The process of multi-coating assures virtually flare free photographs even under adverse lighting conditions resulting in crisp high contrast pictures with full color fidelity.
Customer Review: Not super, but good given the price
If you want a 500mm lens, you can spend 4 figures on a Canon lens, or you can buy one of these for less than 1/10 the price. Obviously, you're going to get better results from the Canon, and if you want to sell your photos this is going to be useless. It hasn't got any bells or whistles, no autofocus, no image stabilization, so you're going to need a tripod too. I would characterize the results from this lens as 'barely acceptable, sometimes'. But still, if you wanted to take professional style photos, you weren't going to get that from a $90 500mm lens.
Customer Review: Cheap 500 mm lens
I bought this lens when I first bought the camera. I did not know any better. It is a shame that good lens are so expensive, but after a year of using the camera, I think, it is best to wait until you can aford a better lense. I am a beginner at photography, but without a stablizer built into the lens I cannot get a clearly focused photo without a tripod. Also without auto focus it is only good for still shots. JMHO


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